Creative Agency Wongdoody Acquired by Indian IT Giant Infosys for $75 Million
Infosys wants in on the Accenture equation. Today, the information technology company announced that it has agreed to acquire 25-year-old Seattle-based creative agency Wongdoody. While the press...
View ArticleWhy 4 Famous Magazines Are Collaborating With Amazon to Transport Readers to...
In June, select subscriber covers of Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Redbook and Woman's Day will transport readers back to the 1950s. As part of a collaboration with Amazon, the four Hearst titles...
View ArticleMacy’s Launches a Review of Its $500 Million U.S. Media Business
Retail giant Macy's recently issued an RFI for its U.S. media planning and buying business, a spokesperson confirmed today. "Macy's is conducting a review of its media account currently handled by...
View ArticleWPP CEO Martin Sorrell Steps Down Abruptly After 33 Years
Today marks the end of the Martin Sorrell era at WPP. The world's largest advertising company confirmed in a statement that Sorrell has resigned as CEO, effectively immediately, following 33 years in...
View ArticleThese Incredibly Crafted Anti-Smoking Ads Drop the Fear Tactics in Favor of...
They know smoking is dangerous. They know it's expensive. They know it makes them a bad influence on their kids. And they know they need to quit. In these new, documentary-style PSAs for Tobacco Free...
View ArticleWhy WPP’s Cryptic Handling of Martin Sorrell’s Resignation Is the Wrong Move
"To this day, the improprieties that prompted Sir Martin to step down have yet to be made known, which seems unusual in an industry where such secrets don't stay secret for too long," PR veteran Peter...
View ArticleHere Are All of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Journalism's most prestigious honors were announced today at Columbia University, where the Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. Dana Canedy, the Pulitzer administrator, complimented the work of this year's...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Is Using Pollen Data to Push Into Voice-Based Marketing
Even allergy recommendations are getting souped up with algorithms powered by brands. Earlier this month, Johnson & Johnson's Zyrtec rolled out a Google Assistant skill that cranks out daily...
View ArticleLed by Viacom, Networks Try Their Hand at Festivals to Lure Fans and Brands
Viacom has largely backed away from throwing mammoth upfront events, but during the rest of the year, the company has embraced them like never before for flagship networks BET, Comedy Central, MTV,...
View ArticleInfographic: How Streaming Is Changing TV as We Know It
It's no secret that streaming services from Netflix to YouTube have been causing trouble for traditional networks, but new data shows that they've been morphing the way we think about television as we...
View ArticleQ&A: Teen Marketer Connor Blakley Schools Brands on Gen Z Authenticity
Connor Blakley is 18 and already knows more about marketing than most marketers twice his age. He started his first company when he was 14, helping small and mid-sized companies navigate social media,...
View ArticleQ&A: Westworld’s Jonathan Nolan on Marketing Season 2, Elon Musk and the...
Many creators hope their show will engage fans. Few have had such a hand in creating as many immersive marketing experiences as Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan. Adweek caught up with Nolan, who...
View ArticleHow to Eliminate Bias in Data-Driven Marketing
Problems with data bias are well-documented, from an image recognition algorithm that identified black users as gorillas to language translation services that referred to engineers as male and nurses...
View ArticleThe Retail Industry Is Focusing on Customer Experience and Convenience to Win...
For decades, the retail industry stood strong. Retailers emerged fairly unscathed during the first wave of the internet in the '90s because consumers still by and large chose to shop in physical stores...
View ArticleWarsteiner Created an Annoying Ad, Then Launched Another Version Responding...
If your beer's not for everyone, does it follow that your ads might not be, either? That's the gamble Leo Burnett Argentina made with its recent ad for client Warsteiner, a German beer with a...
View ArticleThis New Report Shows OTT Isn’t Killing Cable … Yet
TV viewing habits might be changing, but a new study shows that projected revenue from over-the-top (OTT) devices won't come anywhere close to matching the billions of dollars in projected revenue from...
View ArticleWalmart Is Giving Its Website a ‘Modern’ Makeover
In an attempt to create "a cleaner and more modern digital shopping experience," Walmart teased a site redesign that will be available starting in May. Further out, it will also include specialty...
View ArticleOmnicom Exceeded Earnings Expectations Globally but Continues to Struggle in...
In an earnings call today, holding company Omnicom revealed that it exceeded earnings expectations globally during the first quarter but continues to struggle with growth in the critical North American...
View ArticleHow Consumer Talk Supercharges Advertising
"Advertising is really a conversation-starter," Audi of America president Scott Keogh told me in 2011 when I was co-writing a book on social influence, The Face-to-Face Book. Keogh's insight as chief...
View ArticleY&R Names New Chief Strategy Officer of North America
WPP's global agency Y&R announced today the appointment of Yusuf Chuku as chief strategy officer of North America. Chuku most recently served as a freelance strategist and consultant and previously...
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